Bottle-stopper.



c; D. DAVIS.

BOTTLE STOPPER. V I APPLICATION FILED MAY 20, 1912.

. Patented Dec. 17, 1912.

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To all whom it may concern:

I oHARIEsn. DAVIS, or ELK Gnovn, CALIFORNIA.

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Be it known that I, CHARLns D. DAVIS, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Elk Grove, in the county of Sacramento, State of California, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Stoppers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, rand exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. i v I This invention relates to bottle stopper 1 fastening devices,and has for. its principal attached to or detached from the neck of a objectto provide a fastener for the purpose described, which is capable of being readlly bottle, and which when in the former position will securely hold the stopper against accidental displacement.

,\ 1 Another object ofthe invention is to provide a fastener of. the character described,

' which is composed of a minimum number of parts, is therefore simple in construction,

and 1s cheap to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended; it being understood that various changes in form, proportion, size a neck band B. The bail is formed from a fiat .of the same, Fig. 3 is a top and minor details of construction within the scopeof the claims, maybe resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a side view of a portion of a bottle showing the application of my invention, Fig. 2 is a front view plan View, Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the bail, and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the neck band. ,Like reference numerals designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings. y Y

Referring to the drawing, bottle neck having a bead 6 formed thereon, and having a stopper 7 located in'the mouth of said neck.

My invention comprises a bail A'and a piece of metal, and has one end bent to form a bearing 8, the other end of the bail being @reb'ent I as indicated at 9, and terminating in a downwardly extendingportion 10. Stamped from the central portion of the v tooth 11 5 designates a Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec. 17 1912. Application filed. Ma ao, 1912. Serial No. 698,513.

V-shaped tooth 11 adapted to engage the stopper 7. It will be observed that the bearing 8 and the rebent portion 9 of the bail, are disposed on diametrically opposite sides of the'neck 5 below the bead 6 of the bottle; I g t t 7 a The neck band'consists of two members "'The'member b is of U-shaped formation, andpreferably formed of wire,

the bight 12 thereof being disposed in. the

of the bail and the legs 1313 bearing 8 being disposed on opposite sides of the neck 5 of the bottle,

member 6 from a piece of wire,

and has a curved body portion 15 having a hook 16 formed at one 14 of the member 5 The other end of the .body portion 15 terminates in a hook 17,

and this hook terminates in a downwardly extending finger-piece 18, said hook 17 being adapted for detachable engagement j other hook 14 of the member 6 The rebentportion 9 of the bail A engages" the body portion 15 of the member 6 of the with the neck band. I From the foregoing, it willbe observed that upon drawing the members 6 and 6 together, the hook 17, by means of the finger-piece 18, can be disengaged from its cor- Eesppndmg hook 14 of the neck band membody of the bail is a downwardly extending said legs 13 terminating in downwardly extending rebent ends forming hooks 1414, which are spaced apart. The. of the neck band isalso formed In attaching this fastenerthe hook 17 and V its corresponding hook 14can be quickly engaged with each other, and by means of the tooth 11 of the bail, the stopper 7 can be held against accidental serving to prevent any tendency of the fastener from rotary movement.

What is claimed is z- 1. In combination with a bottle neck havmg .a head, of a stopper disposed within the neck, and means for detachably locking the stopper against displacement, said means consisting of a neck band comprising two members, one of the members being of U- shapedformation and having its ends redisplacement, the

bent to form hooks, the other member 0011- V sisting lofa body portion having a hook formed at one end for engagement with one of the hooks of the first mentioned member and the other end terminating in a hook for engagement in, the other hook:-

75' I Y end for engagement with one of the hooks of the first mentioned member, one of the hooks of the last mentioned member terminating in a finger-piece, and a bail formed from a flat piece of metal and having its ends bent to form bearings for respectively engaging the members of the neck band. 7

2. In combination with a bottle neck having a head, of a stopper disposed Within the neck, and means for detachably locking the stopper against displacement, said means consisting of a neck band comprising two members, one of the members being of U- shaped formation and having its ends rebent to form hooks, the other member consisting of a body portion having a hook formed at one end for engagement with one of the hooks of the first mentioned member and the other end terminating in a hook for engagement With the other hook of the first mentioned member, one of the hooks of the last mentioned member terminating in a finger piece, and a bail formed from a fiat piece of metal and having its ends bent to form bearings for respectively engaging the members of the neck band, said bail being centrally stamped with a depending tooth for engaging the stopper to prevent rotation of said locking means.

In testimony whereof, I afiiX my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES D. DAVIS.

Witnesses:

F. G. DEsMoND, W. E. TRAINOR.

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